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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
May. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/20 (2006.01); H01L 25/16 (2006.01); H01L 43/02 (2006.01); H01L 43/06 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); H01L 43/12 (2006.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/205 (2013.01); G01R 15/202 (2013.01); G01R 19/0092 (2013.01); H01L 25/165 (2013.01); H01L 43/02 (2013.01); H01L 43/06 (2013.01); H01L 43/08 (2013.01); H01L 43/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A current sensor and a current sensing method are disclosed. The current sensor includes a sensor chip having a first chip surface, a second chip surface and at least one sensor element, and a housing having a first housing surface adjoining the second chip surface and a second housing surface spaced apart from the first housing surface and separated from the first housing surface by a spacer section of the housing. The second housing surface is configured to be mounted on a conductor and is electrically insulating.